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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.-This is important because it shows exactly how the people of the time were feeling about the treatment they were recieving.

21-25

The Joad family moves in to the local government camp to stay and begin to realize how nice of a place it is. Tom enjoys the camp because no cops are allowed in without a warrant. The camp also has warm running water and toilets for the families. Tom finds a job from a couple of neighbors, but the wage is dropped from 30 cents to 25 because of the farmer's association and the bank of the west. Ruthie and Winfield have a memorable experience when they use a toilet for the first time. Winfield flushes it on accident and thinks that he broke the toilet and starts to panic. Ma informed the two children that the toilet is meant to flush and that nothing is broken. The camp is run by a committee that makes all rules and decides on punishments for certain actions, so the Joad's are introduced to the committee members. There is also a lady’s committee that helps to watch the children while the mothers are working during the day. A local woman comes by the Joad camp and informs Rose of Sharon that there are local dances every Saturday night, but they are full of sinners that dance more than just a square dance. She tells Roseasharn that she has seen a few women that have lost their babies because of this and that she better watch out. Ma tells her not to worry and she has a conversation with the woman and tells her to stay away from her daughter. On one dance night the locals are informed that the cops are sending in decoys to start a fight, so they can bust the camp. The committee prepares for the fighters and catches them before anything gets out of hand.

memorable scene

A good scene in this book is when granma falls asleep in the outhouse at the station. Rose of Sharon finds her and wakes her up, but grandma thinks it is a great place. She said it was very nice with the patent toilets and that she could of taken a good long nap in there if she was left alone. It is a funny scene because most people probably have a grandparent who has acted like that at sometime so they can relate to the story.

17-20

The Joad family makes it through the mountains and into California at last. They stop at a river and get out to enjoy the fresh water and to relax before crossing the desert later that night. While they are stopped Noah decide to leave the family to walk along the river and live off the fish that he can catch. While the men are in the river, a local family comes into the tent and sees that grandma is very sick and about to die. They ask ma if they can have a prayer meeting with her, but ma says no because grandma is just tired, not about to die. As the Joad's begin to leave the Wilson's tell them to go on alone because they are a hassle and Sairy will not live long enough to cross the desert. The family When the family crosses the desert they are struck with death again as grandma passes on. They decide to spend 40 dollars and let her have a good funeral. A man at a local campt tells Tommy that he should be bull simple and play dumb around authorities. Tommy and Casy get into an altercation with some cops after they accuse another man of a crime just so they can arrest him. The man runs away and while one of the cops shoots at him Tommy hits him in the head and knocks him out. Casy decides to take the blame and tells Tommy to go and hide. Casy says he will be fine in prison and that he has done nothing to hlep the family so it will not hurt them any. Uncle John decides that he has to go and get drunk to relieve the sin that is on his mind. While he is away the family decides to pack up and leave. Tommy leaves to find John and bring him back. After he finds him John says that he is not leaving. Tommy punches him a couple times and carries him back to the camp. The family leaves the camp because they think the cops will burn it later that night.

8-16

Chapter 8 starts out with Tommy and Jim walking to uncle John's house to meet the rest of the Joad family. When they arrive early in the morning they surprise the family with the presence of Tommy. The family informs the two that they are leaving to go to California pretty soon. Jim Casy asks to go with the family so that he can be around new people and watch them and try to learn from their actions. Grandpa informs the family that he will not leave his land and that they can go on without him. They decide to put a sleep medicine in his coffee and make him drink it. After he drinks the coffee and goes to sleep, they load him in the truck. The whole family, who consists of Pa, Ma, Grandma, Grandpa, Tommy, Uncle John, Jim, Al, Ruthie, Winfield, Rose of Sharon, and Noah leave on their way out west. As the family is traveling they stop one night and meet the Wilson family, Ivy and Sairy. As they are setting up camp grandpa becomes sick. The family lays him in the Wilson's tent hoping he will wake up and get better. While in the tent Jim Casy comes in and prays as grandma begs him. While he is praying, granpa has a stroke and dies. The family does not have enough money to pay for a funeral, so they bury him themselves in the field. The Joads and Wilsons decide to travel west together and leave on their expedition. As they are driving, the Joad truck breaks down. Tommy, Al, and Jim decide to stay with the truck and fix it while all the others go ahead to a camp in the Wilson's car. The men find the parts and fix the truck at the nearest garage and then drive into the camp where the rest of the family is waiting. A man at the camp tries to tell the family that there are no good jobs in California, but the owner says he is just a troublemaking liar.